2 Maccabees 15:22-24

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

²² And he called upon him in these words: “O Lord, thou didst send thy angel in the time of Hezeki′ah king of Judea, and he slew fully a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the camp of Sennach′erib. ²³ So now, O Sovereign of the heavens, send a good angel to carry terror and trembling before us. ²⁴ By the might of thy arm may these blasphemers who come against thy holy people be struck down.” With these words he ended his prayer.